http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8568
Summary: Thief : the dark project crashes during startup in fullscreen mode Product: Wine Version: 0.9.37. Platform: PC OS/Version: Linux Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P2 Component: wine-x11driver AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: a.hurst@shef.ac.uk
When starting Thief: the dark project, WITHOUT using the 'emulate virtual desktop' option, in winecfg, the game crashes on startup - before reaching the game menu.
My best guess is the bug is in x11driver: if you enable the 'emulate virtual desktop' option, the game starts ok.